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Hey guys my names Mike peeps call me fridge , just starting to fuel my boro melting obsession after years of collecting , learning,lurking etc etc. Im in central FLORIDA,if anyone is near by HMU im a pretty chill dude(: excited to meet people and learn much more, this site is soo full of info i feel soo lucky to be a part of it ! much appreciated cant wait to start a progression thread once my lynx arrives! thanks yall!
Howdy Y'all, Stephen(56) here checking in from NW Georgia. It's been a long time since I began this journey. When I first became interested in glass, Kristian was still working out of an 8x8 shed at his house where I saw an artist at work for the first time. Life got in the way for me and I had to abandon my pursuit but not before I had obtained a Bethlehem model A (like bowvalley), 35-40 lbs of color rod, a few cases of tubing and rod, and most of the tools needed to start. Now that I fall into the disabled category, I am trying to pick up the trail again. Be aware that I wil be lurking around every corner and soaking up as much info as this community will provide. You may not see or hear me very often, but I wiil be omnipresent. Looking forward to the next phase in my journey with you.
hello,
im levi, i have been blowing glass for 5 years altogether when you cut out the gaps. i run a GTT elite mostly but have a knight dragon master (its like a CC+)on my lathe, and a few hand torches.
i do remodeling and carpentry to facilitate my glass addiction, recently i used my skills to build myself a very adequate workshop behind my house next to the river. its nice.
my baby Salem Everley is only 1 and has more power over me than either of my parents ever did.
Thanks, RedToroBoro. Checked out the site and it does look helpful. Appreciate the referral.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedToroBoro
Right on ! - Jerome Baker in the Thread ! - I am going to be blowing glass live at the CHAMPS flameoff ! - Tune in and check it out - its gonna be allot of fun !
Who the fuck is Jerome baker?
Hey there!
JeriLyn aka the boro chick, been torching on and off for years but told the corporate world to take a hike hand started torching full time about a year.
I'm from the Phoenix area but ditched the city for the desert and now live out in Gold Canyon, AZ
Hey there new glass blower located in Cincinnati Ohio... started learning from a scientific glass blower learned but seals, t seals, and ring seals. I got a ton more to learn and am looking to network with some blowers in the area to help me along my path.
Here I was so stoked to join the forum, I jumped straight to the info and missed the introduction part. I go by Jestr and I've been in glass for about 2 years now, I suppose a little less since I spent several months off the torch and very unhappy about it, but I'm doing it full time and I AM IN LOVE WITH BORO!!!! Whether or not the rest of the world thinks I'm any good at it, I've found what I love and I'll be doing it the rest of my life. I'm in the Quad Cities (that's where the Mississippi goes east-west in the Illinois-Iowa border) and I've got a lot to teach myself since there are so few lampworkers in the area. But I'm trying to establish a bit of a network so here I am! I'm all about artistic exchange, whether it be working knowledge or finished pieces, but I definitely need to start a collection of other's work, as well as get my own out there. Keep spinning, everyone!
Browski here, located in Vancoucer,BC and have been blowing glass since may 2011. I am supremely addicted to glassblowing and am on a journey to master the medium. I am a power engineer to finance my hobby. I think about glass when I sleep, when I wake up and all day at work. When I arrive in the shop I am at peace. The skills and traits I have learned from working glass have all been positive influences on my life. I simply seek to gain knowledge to advance as an artist. I dabble in different aspects of boro to gain appreciation and understanding of this unique material. After all, you cannot play a beautiful song unless you know how to play the instrument. Came here after I saw it suggested to another artist and it looked like a nice spot to learn.
Peace n love
Hey.... My name is Ben B and Im from GB.
Just started to lampwork, making stash jars, so im developing confidence and experience at present.
I have a nortel midrange with a smaller premix burner on top, running on 2 5lpm oxy-cons. Seems plenty hot at moment to learn!
and yea i have autism(asperger sydrome), and my tag reflects my relative togetherness at present.
Thank you for allowing me access to this awesome learning resource.
PEACE
Cool, welcome to the forum everyone! Remember to make use of the large archives - plenty of great info in there - and just ask if you have any questions about how to do anything on here, like customize your profile or upload photos.
Haha bad ass, I am also a Ben B, thanks for here welcome!
hello out there, I'm back and forth between Truckee (N. Lake Tahoe) and Colfax, CA. My brother and I have a pretty saweet studio in Colfax, we both been on the torch for a couple years now. We have two cc torches and room for a third in the studio if anyone wants to come collab some time. I'm always looking to learn some new tips and tricks cause mostly self taught originally from VT. Critter
Hello from the UK.
I'm so pleased to of found this place! I'm a Scientific Glassblower and have been for 10 years. Only recently have i taken an interest in color and my searches have led me here. There seems to be a wealth of knowledge, talent and a willingness to share in the pipemaking community.
I'm slowly getting my kit together for home but can use equipment at work for now. Until then I look forward to going through the archives and looking at all your cool work.
Thanks for sharing.
shmart
My name is Will Young. Been working boro on a Carlisle for 9 years off and on. I haven't been on this forum in 5 or 6 years, and you probably wont remember me because I really was just lurking and learning then. Decided that I would get familiar with the forum again as I am traveling and looking to network with other lampworkers. I used to work for Origin glass/Elan technologies (boro bars) and helped them reformulate some of there colors. Most of the glassworkers I have met came from that experience. I live in atlanta GA, but I am traveling in the greater New York area. Would love to figure out how to network with people here. Any ideas how to locate artist between NYC and Albany? especially those that would have some bench space? Much love and respect for this forum! You people are amazing. Oh yeah, almost forgot. I went to AGI 3 or 4 years ago, might have met some of you there.
Hello all my friend Marc told me about this sight I'm glad to be apart of this great forum, I'm a noobie to lampworkimg but slowly progressing I so far know honeycomb and coil potting and how to make chilliums I would really love to learn wigwag and get really good at it I saw a video of Jason lee making some crazy art, so far so good but if anyone has some tips on wiggin and waggin I would love to hear them. One thing I would also love to learn is how to make a galaxy marble and be able to under pstand how mr Kevin Murray makes those perfect geometric symbols ......anyway glad to be here and hope to learn a lot from you all
One love
Hello my name is Miguel aka Afro. I´m from Costa Rica. I´m 25 y/o. Unfortunately I have a normal job and glass is my hobbie, my expectation is that some day I´ll cut off that chain off my feet and will start doing what I really love doing. I do Boro and I don´t have too much experience, though I have been behind the torch for 1 year and a half or so I have managed to learn a few techniques by the hand of Alessandro Tassara (aka alta.arte); I´m still in the process of purchasing all the equipment and tools needed to have at least a decent working area. I own a GTT Cheetah which I used to run on tanked oxygen but back in Dec/11 I decided to move a step forward and purchased a M20 from unlimited oxygen and I´m currently working on putting together a holding tank. My goal for this 2012 is to make enough money in order to purchase a nice kiln and another oxycon or homefill.
I´m happy I found this website, there´s lots of interesting topics to learn from and the members are always willing to help and share their knowledge.
Welcome to the forum! Read a lot!
hi my name is Casey, I have been blowing glass since Jan 2011. I am located in northern Illinois, and usually go to chicago to sell glass. I love this forum and have nothing but respect for the lampworkers on here that are willing to help out noobs like me and give us pointers in the right direction. I hope that I will be able to return the favor some day when I actually know something :) lol.
What up, started something down there a bit ago so I think I should post here too's. so name is Robert, people call me ballz on here, just giving a what uP! going to make some sick shit, can't wait, and don't playa hate! Nuttin but respect! WORD!
People don't call you ballz here, you just joined. And besides, you've been dubbed Spag-bob, which is too awesome for anyone to forget. Sorry, dude!
Hey guys, the name is Andrew. Been into glass for a couple of years already and started a blog since then to show my appreciation for all the awesome artists and all the killer pieces I stumble upon. I can't wait to get my hands on a torch and melt glass 'till my brain doesn't work, and hopefully expand the art to my hometown in Maracaibo, Venezuela. I see a lot of cool people around, hopefully I'll get to meet most of you. :chilling:
Little late on this, but lates better than never. :)
Names Alex, i'm from Northern California. Been blowing glass for about 6 months now, started with the intentions to make "smoking accessories" but have gained a passion for glass in all shapes and forms.
Hi Everyone. I am new here! I just started working in glass about 3 weeks ago and I am having a great time. I am a bead pattern designer. I work primarily in seed beads, but I was having a hard time finding the components that I wanted/needed to finish my pieces. I also love the look of lampwork, so I decided to take the plunge.
Just from browsing the forums, I can tell that I have a LOT to learn. Hope I can gleen some information to help me grow here.
Thanks,
Beth
J Ceast forgot..
well ya know the story, some crazy @33**%$ introduced me and now I cant stop. Glass is amazing and it has taught me so much about myself and life that I cant turn it into my job, but it is my obsession. Been at it for 2 years and I dont think I could stop if I needed to. Corning is close so inspiration is allways here. Not real good w prodo yet but I am gettin fast now. The market is awful.
My Names Alvin Olmos aka Redsnake420 aka Redsnake aka Rs420
I'm was mainly a coder/programmer/graphics designer for years but a few years ago a buddy of mine got me into glassblowing and I fell in love with it. So since then I kinda quit coding and programming to follow my glassblowing dreams.
Hey everyone, My names Pouria aka PoMo. I just recently got into glass blowing and taking some beginning to borosilicate class at my local arts center in Mesa, Arizona. So far had one 3 1/2 hour session behind a torch and loved every second of it. Cant wait to learn so much more! THis forum is great! so many talented artist with great advise. I feel like i have already learned so much. Well anyways here is what i made for my first time ever behind a torch :) http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/610/myfirstpendant.jpg
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newby have been working about a month with boro, I work full time so only have an hour or so a day
Tomas
No nicknames yet, but I´m new to the glass world!
Glass blowing for a year, headed to the torch within the next year.
Hoping to mix both techniques for some interesting projects.
Working on some specs to build a small shop in the side yard.
The threads here are really useful, all the information I need.
Looking forward to see everyones work in the future!
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Hey All, Im a noob in South Philly. Im running a National 8m on tanked Oxy.
Mike 38
NC
18 yrs in the industry ranging from neon to scientific.
Cool! More NC people always good in my book.
My name is Cathy, I've been playing with glass since 2009. I work mostly with soft glass making sculptures for jewelry I wear myself and share with friends and family. Glass is so addicting, I'm always thinking of the next focal I'm going to make. I've met a lot of nice artistic people.
Welcome Cathy.
My name is Alexander, been working with boro for a day now [all my equipment finally came in!] =D. I am trying to teach myself how to make pipes, I've done a little work with soft glass in the past and loved it.
Hello all. I'm Joe. I'm out of MI.
Been addicted to glass for the past 4 years. Only became obsessed last year.
Always striving for ways to improve my shop and glass skills. One Love all
Hello all!
My name is Corry and live in the Netherlands. I started lampworking in Sept 2009 and have been torching mostly softglass and learned a lot during classes given by American artists. The last 3 years I met a lot of nice people who are also addicted to glass.
Just had one Worksshop using Boro in 2010 with the lovely Gail Crosman-Moore and now I want to try more Boro.
Phillip here in Abq NM. work for Schott.
Started lampworking with boro on and off since 2005 but now back in to it 100%
trying to get into artsy type shit, but pipes pay the bills.
Welcome Alex. Welcome Joe. Welcome Corry and welcome Phillip. Glad to have you all around, this forum will definitely help you along in your glass careers. Remember to use the search function before asking any questions or cranky lampworkers will chastise you, and don't get discouraged if you get your testicles busted, we're all a bunch of sarcastic asshats..
cheers!